wild silk
Natural moth fabric
Wild silk is silk produced by moth species other than the domesticated silkworm, harvested from cocoons found in nature rather than cultivated.
The fibers are typically coarser and less uniform than conventional silk, with a more textured appearance: a blouse of wild silk, The wild silk had an uneven, natural sheen.
Tussah silk is the most common variety.
- silkwormMoth larva yielding fiber
- traditional weavingManual fabric-making heritage
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- cocoonSilk wrapping for transformation
- habitat preservationSafeguarding natural living spaces
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